Game



Dec. 26, 1933. w SCHOLLMEYER 1,940,970

GAME

Filed Aug. 30, 1930 WWW V I ATTORNEYS j invention relates to games. 7

Patented Dec- 2 17933.7

Itsjobj'ect is t provide a novel an -attractive apparatus which is especially interesting and useful to goltjenthusia'sts. "r 'thisend -I-"'p ro vide a surfacejsimulating .a' driving tee with a spherical member thereon; preferablyfofythe size of a standard golf ball, which, may be struck by a suitable golf stick suchas a driver and its i etus utilized tQp fla eolfba l'in e an upright'track in which it "is visible, for the'driven member itself may be guided -int'o the upright track. "'In order toenhance the attractiveness or the apparatus, an ornamental background is thereon, and having g raduationls or marks} to show the distanceoftravel of the ball."Furthermore, indicators are associated with these marks to show the distance the, ball v.is'driven. "These are. in the .form of' lamps'which are iillumina ted when the ball passes them ,and are arranged to remain'illuminated after the play aridjuntil the apparatus is set foranother drive; Another way of showingfthe driven distance is tojprev'ent the driven member from falling back, until itl fis released.- 1. v Referring to the drawing, v

' Fig. 1 is a perspective view of. a'game apparatus which is madeaccording -to and embodies my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the impeller and a part of its guide together with a golf ball and an electric switch; n

Fig. 3 is a sectional transverse elevation of th impeller and its guide;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional elevation of the upright track. the section being taken on line 4, 4, of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a diagram of, electric indicators. 7

Referring to Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawing in circuits for the which like characters of references designate similar parts, 10 designates the base of the appa-, ratus in which is a guide 11 having an open slot 12. The guide-11 is on an incline sufficient to insure the gravity roll of a ball 13 therein. Theguide has a curved portion 14 which merges into an upright track at 15,.

is a driven member or impeller which comprises a spherical head 21 and a finger22 which projects through the slot 12 into guide 11. 23 is anintermediate portion on which are mounted rollers 24 whichrun in tracks 25 parallel with theguide 11. At the end of the tracks 25 is a intermediate. portion .23..

'be seen at all times.

24 is-a pair of spring contacts 40, one of each of driven member by .engaginga notch .27 its 28 155 finger ring for ra n t e wit 26- 1A 411%?550 i hb the-rear end. .of.the tracks 25.. The uprighttrack comprisesia boardiBO which is preferably decorated, as shownlin Fig. 1,' with pictorial. representations of such. v surroundings as are usually associated with a golf course. board Qisset 'preferably at' aniincline from the verticalr flhe construction of; the upright track 155 is. shown in .Fig. 4 from whichit maybe seen that it comprisesla'metallic channelmember 31 and two metallic angle pieces32which are held at a desired fixed..cli'stahc'e. fromv the channel31 by spacers 33." Th'eangle pieces'are also spaced 7(1 7 from each other by cross bars 34, thevariousparts nuts 36.;These; parts thus described are so argranged as to fornil'substantially verticaledges with"a' clearance between thein for permitting the free passage of the ball'13 fAt the-sametime the structure is open sothatthe ballis' visible at'all timeswhen inthe upright; track? The cross bars 34' are spaced and.serve as gra duations indicating driving ;di'stances Qpposite' them are 1amp's 3 8, and opposite the upper one is a-bell 39. In iisinigjthe apparatus the ifdriven: member- 2o is placed-atthe rear end ofithetracks"25fwlth theb all' 13 resting by gravityupon the finger 22.] The player "then strikes the? spherical; head 21; with a suitable golf stick such as a driver, thereby driving it through the tracks 25 to, the catch being held together, asshownjbyscrews -35 and 26 which will thereupon engage the n t h 27 and i retain the driven member. The ball .13 will be impelled by this movement of the driven member but the movement of the ball continues up into the upright track a distance proportional to the force of the blow imparted to the driven member. As the track is open the progress of the ball may As the movement of the ball is quite rapid it is desirable to indicate the'distance it covers and it is for this purpose that the lamps '38' are provided. At intervals near each of the cross bars 100 said pairs having 'aportion projecting into the path of movement of the ball which is indicated by the broken lineA-B in Fig. 5. Referring to Fig.5 it may be seen that a conductor 41 from the positive lead of a source of electrical supply passes through each of the lamps 38 through a coil 42 to-one of each pair of spring contacts, the

other of'which is connected to the negative lead I from the source ofelectrical supply. 43 is a con-' ductor from the negative lead to contact 44 on a- 10 TENT.nor-Free g V I we as; sehdnmeyfl rmikeis,is.er.- "rApplicat ion I 'i i foia in ;6X01.'26

V Thereby the lamps 38 will be successively illuminated as far as the ball transverses and will remain illuminated so that the player may have" a visible indication of the distance covered by the ball which he has impelled. If the ball rearches the upper one of these indicators, the bell 39- will be energized also. The self-holding circuit for the illuminated lamps and the bell passes through the contacts 44 and 46 of the switch and from Fig. 2 it may be seen that when the driven member returns to the position for the next play this switch will be'opened to thereby break the'sel'f-holding circuits and cut off the current through the lamps. The'ball returning by. gravity, strikes the finger 22 to release the impeller'from the catch 26, allowing it to return to its initial position; If the impact of the ball is insufiicient to effect the release of the impeller, the catch may be lifted by means of the ring 28.

By calibrating the indicating marks associated with the upright track, they are-made to measure the force of the blows imparted to the driven member and to indicate thedistances a standard golf ball would travel-if impelled by blows of like force.

I tis tov be understood that variations in construction and arrangement of parts may be made within the spirit and scopeof the invention and that I intend no limitations other than those imposed by the appended claims. What I claim is:

1. A game apparatus comprising a guide having a curved portion, an impeller having a finger movable-in theguide and a head projecting above the guide, an upright track forming a continuation of the guide, and a ball free to move in said guide-and track and arranged to be driven by said impeller.

2. A gameapparatus comprising a slotted guide having a slightly inclined portion and a curved portion, an impeller having a finger movable in the guide and a spherical head above the guide portion, means for guiding the impeller, an upright track forming a continuation of the guide, and a ball free to move in said guide and track and arranged to be driven by said impeller.

3. A game apparatus comprising a guide having a curved portion, an impeller having a finger movable in the guide and a head projecting above the guide, an upright track forming a continuation of the guide, a member having spaced graduations thereon along the track, and a ball free' to move in said guide and track and arranged to be driven by said impeller.

4. Agame apparatus comprising a slotted guide having a slightly inclined portion and a curved portion, an impeller having a finger movable in the inclined portion of the guide, a spherical head" above the guide and an intermediate portion, rails for guiding said intermediate portion of the impeller, an upright track forming acontinuation of the guide, an'ornamented'me'm ber back of the-track having spaced graduations thereon along the. track, and a ball free to move in said guide. andtrack and arranged to be driven by saidv impeller.

5. A. gamev apparatus comprising a guide having a curved portion, an impeller having a finger movable in the guide and a head projecting above the guide, means near the lower end of the curved portion of the guide for arresting and retaining the impeller, an upright track forming a continuation of the guide, and a ball free to move in said guide and track and arranged to be driven by said impeller. v I

6. A game apparatus comprising a slotted guide having a slightly inclined portion and a curved portion, an impeller having a finger movable in the inclined portion of the. guide, a spherical head above the guide and an intermediate portion, rollers projecting laterally from said intermediate portion, rails for guiding I the rollers, a catch near the end of. the inclined portion of the guide arranged to engage and hold the impeller, an upright track forming. a continuation of the guide, and a ball free to move in said guide and track and arranged tobe driven by said-impeller, v

WILLIAM" A. SCHOLLMEYER. 

